Sprouted Sourdough Whole Wheat Bread

Directions

1. Start your sourdough start a few days before making this bread. You what to have a bubbly starter.

2. In a large bowl combine water, active starter, salt and your sprouted flour. Mix with a dough hook or hands until combined.

3. Cover and let it rise for 1 hour or until water in soaked into flour.

4. You can then knead your sourdough or do the stretch and fold method. Most people prefer to use the stretch and fold method with sourdough. You simply take the dough on one side pull it upwards about ½ a foot. then fold over the rest of the dough and repeat this 4 times. This is 1 round. You will need to do 3 stretch and fold round every 15 mins. Then 3 stretch and folds ever 30 mins.

5. Cover and let it rest for 8 hours in a warm place or until the dough has doubled.

6. Shape into a ball form by gently rolling the dough towards you. Let it rest for 15 mins uncovered.

7. Put into a lightly floured pan. Cover and let it proof in the refrigerator overnight.

8. Preheat oven to 500 f put the dutch oven in the oven well heating.

9. Remove dough from fridge and place on parchment , score your dough and place it into the Dutch oven pan.

10. Bake for 20 mins with lid on and 20 mins with lid off.

11. Note: You can fill a pan full off ice cubes and place on the lowest rack of your oven. This create a steam effect in your oven.

12. Let it cool, slice and enjoy.